A friend recently posed a question to me that I have not been able to shake. He said that for many Boomers, the phrase they rarely heard growing up was, “I love you.” For many Gen Xers and older millennials, the missing phrase was often, “I’m sorry.” Then he asked: What will this generation say…
https://firstthings.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/pexels-matvalina-26050335-scaled-e1776956185789.jpg9422048Lauren Hallhttps://firstthings.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/ftf-logo-300x186.pngLauren Hall2026-04-26 11:00:002026-04-23 11:01:38What Will This Generation Not Hear from Their Parents?
There is a particular ache in parenting adult children: they are old enough to vote, drive, and ignore your excellent advice, yet sometimes not quite old enough to stop making decisions that make you want to stare at the ceiling and reconsider every permissive moment since preschool. The job has changed, but the love has…
Most parents have had that moment. You are tired, running late, already stretched thin, and your child does the very thing you asked them not to do. Again. The milk spills. The attitude appears. The shoes are still not on. And suddenly, before you can even catch it, your voice is louder than you meant…
https://firstthings.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/pexels-karola-g-6255555-scaled.jpg20481365Lauren Hallhttps://firstthings.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/ftf-logo-300x186.pngLauren Hall2026-04-12 08:00:002026-04-08 15:57:29The Long Shadow of Harsh Parenting
What Will This Generation Not Hear from Their Parents?
A friend recently posed a question to me that I have not been able to shake. He said that for many Boomers, the phrase they rarely heard growing up was, “I love you.” For many Gen Xers and older millennials, the missing phrase was often, “I’m sorry.” Then he asked: What will this generation say…
When Your Adult Child Hasn’t Launched
There is a particular ache in parenting adult children: they are old enough to vote, drive, and ignore your excellent advice, yet sometimes not quite old enough to stop making decisions that make you want to stare at the ceiling and reconsider every permissive moment since preschool. The job has changed, but the love has…
The Long Shadow of Harsh Parenting
Most parents have had that moment. You are tired, running late, already stretched thin, and your child does the very thing you asked them not to do. Again. The milk spills. The attitude appears. The shoes are still not on. And suddenly, before you can even catch it, your voice is louder than you meant…